Fireworks & Halloween

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Now you can call me a miser, however last night we had kids come round for 'Trick or Treat' (24th Oct!!!!), and then tonight fireworks being set off everywhere around our estate - really starting to p**s me off.
We ignored the kids last night to our risk, and then tonight our cats are terified.

I'm not against any of the above, however I do believe there is a time and a place.
I would guess that 90% of the fireworks being set off belong to kids under 16, plus most of the kids Trick or Treating give us some verbal abuse if we only offer them sweets (last year one kid had the cheek to ask for money only)

Am I getting old or what?

Kaine

P.S. Just started raining as I wrote this - should stop the fireworks for a while.
 
No, it's not just you Kaine. I'm only 28 and I find myself getting very annoyed at all teh fireworks being let off just recently - possibly because we've now got a dog who is very nervous of big bangs.
As for trick ot treat, none yet this year - but they'll get the same response as usual. b****r OFF!!!
I saw some kids ouside a shop a fortnight ago with a Guy. Nothing like getting in quick. Which could bring me onto another pet hat - christmas decorations on sale in August/September. AAAARRRGH!! I'm a man - I don't think about Crimbo until Dec 20th.

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Your both right at the princley age of 23 i feel like i am obliged to give money or suffer damage to either my house or car.

What is happening this year with people/ children blowing up phone boxes. I am reasonably confident that when i have children i will not be setting of fireworks in the back garden. They should NOT be on sale to Joe public!!

That`s my two pence worth.
 
Anyone seen an Easter egg in the shops yet? Whilst on holiday in the sweltering heat Safeways were putting crimbo things on the shelves, I complained that it waas spoiling my holiday (not too seriously). Halloween is a mugging. Holly is impervious to fireworks, but my previous dog would not even go in the garden for 3 weeks, and shook like a leaf for 2. As I speak there are really big bangs from fireworks going off. Are we just "grumpy old men" or even "grumpy young men"?
 
Flippin fireworks. Round here it means extra work for the fuzz dealing with little twits throwing the things at people/houses/cars. You can't keep your pets in on bonfire night because this now runs from mid-october to mid-november. There are laws about the things not being let off within X feet of a public highway, so this includes the vast majority of gardens so ban the things except for public displays. Tell the government about the possibility of a terrorist attack with sparklers and they wil soon outlaw them.

As for hallowean, if people on the street get pulled in for begging, the same should happen to any sod who knocks on my door (which has a big "I don't buy anything from anyone" police sticker-but this doesn't stop religion.........). It annoys us young-uns and terrifies the old-uns.

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I'm definitely turning into an old fart as well. As a 28 year old, I am also sick of the late night fireworks as a result of guy fawkes, diwali etc etc. I value my sleep and so for a period of two or more weeks every year I lie in bed at 1:00am wondering why I can't sleep, knowing I have to get up in a few hours and drive 50 miles to work...getting more and more annoyed that fireworks are still going off that late.

On the subject of trick or treaters, one night when I was out, they came round. My wife opened the door to them and offered them some sweets. Instead of a thank you and walking away, the little b****rs through an egg into the house. The egg was badly thrown and half went into my wife's hair and the rest down the wall in the hall. They promptly ran away.

Not funny, and needless to say that this year I will have my car keys and baseball bat at the ready incase anyone tries anything like that again this year! [36]...either that or we'll switch off all the lights and hide in a back room!

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